14 Oct
2008
14 Oct
'08
7:32 p.m.
On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:17 AM,
Is optimistic concurrency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimistic_concurrency_control
a possible option for removing the GIL in Python?
Safethread's use of monitors eliminates data contention. The bigger problem is refcounting, which optimistic concurrency doesn't help. -- Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus